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Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf”...
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.
Author
Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Pluto has not been a planet since 2006. But this tiny world still inspires people of all ages while sparking controversy. In this delightfully witty book, astronomer Dean Regas teaches you how to educate your grown-up about the cutting-edge science of space, most crucially the reason why Pluto is NOT a planet anymore. Delving into the history of space discoveries, the key players who have helped our understanding of the universe (including the 11-year-old...
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Infuriated by the declaration that Pluto is no longer a planet, President Penguin and his penguins invade Earth and it is up to Ricky and his robot pal to defeat them--with some help from Ricky's cousin Lucy and her pets.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"New Horizons, a NASA robot, is going where no robot, or human, has gone before: Pluto! Join New Horizons on an incredible journey, and discover that love can be found anywhere-even at the farthest reaches of the solar system"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Find out about the first-ever close-up photos of Pluto's incredible landscape and what this means for the future of our understanding about planets in this fascinating book, chock full of the latest scientific information."--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialog format, this book explains why this is so. Providing a history of the small, icy world from its discovery and naming to its recent reclassification, this book presents a fascinating look at how scientists organize and class our solar system as they gain new insights...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Pluto loves being a planet. That is, until the day he gets a call from some Earth scientists telling him he isn't a planet anymore! You probably wanted to meet a real planet, huh? So, Pluto takes the reader on a hilarious and informative journey through the solar system to introduce the other planets and commiserate about his situation along the way. Younger readers will be so busy laughing over Pluto's interactions with the other planets, asteroids,...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Ride along with the New Horizons spacecraft as she rockets three billion miles to Pluto! Watch her take the first close-up photos of Pluto, and then journey another billion miles to mini-world Arrokoth. You'll whiz through space at more than 10 miles per second; learn how giant planet Jupiter helped the little spacecraft reach Pluto; and discover the astonishing surface feature that made the world fall in love with Pluto"--
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
Shares a behind-the-scenes account of the science, politics, egos, and public expectations that shaped the New Horizons' mission to Pluto and beyond, citing the endeavor's boundary-breaking achievements and how they reflect the collective power of shared human goals.
Author
Series
Stink volume 5
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando Stink se entera de que Plutón reprobó la Prueba de Planeta por ser demasiado pequeño, no tiene más remedio que ponerse del lado de los planetas chiquitos (y la gente chiquita de todas partes)."--
When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Orbiting at the edge of the outer Solar System, Pluto is an intriguing object in astronomy. Since the fascinating events surrounding its discovery, it has helped increase our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Solar System and raised questions about the nature and benefits of scientific classification. This is a timely and exciting account of Pluto and its satellites. The author uses Pluto as a case study to discuss discovery in astronomy...
20) Pluto and beyond
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto in 2015, Earthlings were dazzled by the breathtaking images it beamed home. They revealed a never-before-seen alien landscape - a world of mountains made of ice mixed with plains of frozen-solid methane and nitrogen. After over two years of poring over the data, NASA has made remarkable new discoveries about everyone's favorite dwarf planet. But New Horizons didn't stop there.
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